Read the Fortnite Update 1.51 Patch Notes

Fortnite update 1.51 is now available to download. The latest update to Epic Games’ popular free-to-play shooter includes guided missiles and sniper shootout v2 for Fortnite Battle Royale. The PvE mode also sees new quests, and there are some crossplay improvements.

Check out the Fortnite update 1.51 patch notes below:

Guided Missile (Battle Royale)Take down forts with a more personal touch.

The Egg Launcher has been added as a seasonal item that replaces the Grenade Launcher (only a cosmetic change).

Increased Launch Pad drop rate by 25%.

Bug Fixes

Issues with the Boogie Bomb are fixed and this item is now re-enabled.

Fixed an issue which caused spike traps to trigger when a player stands on top of the wall the trap is attached to.

Fixed an issue which prevented players from entering ADS mode upon landing when they hold the aim button while jumping.

Fixed an issue which caused the Hunting Rifle to fire inaccurately when crouched or at close range.

The Remote Explosives detonator is now correctly removed from your inventory if another player destroys your placed explosives and you have no more in your inventory.

Fixed a bug where players could remain in sprint while using the Remote Explosive detonator but not play the detonator animation.

GAMEPLAY

Limited Time Mode: Sniper Shootout v2

Hunting Rifle and Crossbow added.

Revolver removed.

Downed state is disabled. Downed players are immediately eliminated.

Legendary weapons can only be found in Supply Drops.

Epic weapons can only be found in Treasure Chests.

Heavy Ammo Drop Quantities:

Floor: 6

Chest: 6

Ammo Box: 12

Supply Drop: 18

Llama: 90

Rearranged the order in which pieces fall off of player built structures as they are damaged.

Increased the number of loot spawns on the warmup island.

Removed 30 FPS mode from Xbox One and PS4.

In v3.4 we made some significant GPU optimizations which improved visual quality, including resolution in 60 FPS mode, and we now feel there is very little reason to play at 30 FPS. – Developer Comment

Bug Fixes

Fixed opened treasure chests sometimes appearing as unopened when viewed from very far distances.

Fixed an issue which caused revived players to become stuck in an invalid state if a building piece was placed between the two players in the middle of the revive.

Bullseyes will no longer appear after the challenge has been completed.

Fixed an issue that caused other player’s headgear to appear to float above their heads.

Fixed a rare issue that caused players to lose their ability to control their character after jumping from the bus.

Fixed an issue that caused bushes and other environment objects to pop in and out of view at medium range.

Fight three Storm Mini-Bosses in one fight – find the best strategy to defeat the evil trio!

The first Upgrade Llama purchase is now free. All players who have already completed the Loot Llamas tutorial will also receive a free Upgrade Llama.

This change was made to address the issue where some players were unable to progress through the Loot Llamas tutorial if they spent V-Bucks to make a Battle Royale purchase before completing the tutorial.

Upgrade Llamas and other activities can now provide players with ‘Deep Choices’.NOTE: This only applies to normal Llamas, not event Llamas.

A deep choice event will allow players a second choice after they make their first choice from a card.

Epic and Legendary rarity cards of these types now regularly have deep choices: